GovConWire Top Stories 4/21/2021

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Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger Named to 2021 Wash100 for Leading Digital Transformation; IT Modernization Efforts for USAF

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer of the U.S. Air Force, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, which marks the first time she has received the most coveted and prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon). Knausenberger has been recognized as one of the most significant executives

Executive Moves

Carey Smith to Succeed Chuck Harrington as Parsons CEO in July

Carey Smith, president and chief operating officer of Parsons (NYSE: PSN) and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, has been elected by the board of directors to succeed the retiring Chuck Harrington as the company’s CEO, effective July 1. Harrington, who has been CEO and board chairman since 2008 and a previous Wash100 Award recipient, will

Contract Awards

Northrop Gets $2.31B Air Force Contract for Minuteman III ICBM Maintenance Support

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a potential $2.31 billion contract to provide program management and sustaining engineering support services for the propulsion subsystem of the U.S. Air Force’s Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. Work includes maintenance engineering, systems and equipment modification, software and hardware maintenance, procurement, repair and refurbishment, development and production engineering, materials

Executive Moves

Boeing Raises CEO Retirement Age for David Calhoun, Starts CFO Search for Greg Smith’s Successor

David Calhoun, president and CEO of Boeing (NYSE: BA), could remain at the helm for another six years after the aerospace and defense company’s board of directors extended its compulsory retirement age for Calhoun from 65 to 70. The company said Tuesday the 64-year-old chief executive has held the dual role since January of last

Contract Awards

NIH Awards Four Spots on Potential $3.6B Scientific, Operations and Administrative Resources IDIQ

The National Institutes of Health has awarded four companies spots on a potential five-year, $3.6 billion contract to support in-progress and new research projects, program implementation and other activities in support of the mission of the NIH’s biomedical research program. Axle Informatics, GAP Solutions, Kelly Services and Medical Science & Computing will compete for task

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Lockheed Posts 4% Q1 Sales Bump, Updates Financial Outlook for 2021

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) generated $16.3 billion in net sales for the first quarter of its 2021 fiscal year, up 4 percent from the same period a year ago, along with earnings of $6.56 per share for the three-month financial period. Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed said Tuesday Q1 net earnings came in at $1.8 billion, compared with

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The Six Pillars of a Zero Trust Security Model for 2021

The Six Pillars of a Zero Trust Security Model for 2021 By Antonio Redding, Cybersecurity SME at Intelligent Waves LLC Recent

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McAleese Report Highlights US Military Drawdown in Afghanistan

McAleese & Associates produced a report on President Joe Biden’s announcement of a troop withdrawal process in Afghanistan that is scheduled to commence on May 1 and conclude on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and three-time Wash100 winner, reported the U.S. will continue to

Contract Awards

DOD, UK in Advanced Talks Over $2B Extended-Range Chinook Helicopter Deal

The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.K. government are working out the details of an approximately $2 billion foreign military sales agreement for extended-range Chinook multimission helicopters, manufactured by Boeing (NYSE: BA), Bloomberg reported Tuesday. U.K. indicated its intent to buy 14 new H-47(ER) units in a letter of offer and acceptance and reconsidered

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DHS Launches Market Research on Data Analytics Platform Support Services

The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigrations and Customs Enforcement plans to award three separate contracts for services in support of the development of a platform that will help the Homeland Security Investigations unit probe transnational crimes and threats. ICE said in a beta SAM notice posted April 14 the Repository for Analytics in a Virtualized

GovConWire Top Stories 4/21/2021

Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger Named to 2021 Wash100 for Leading Digital Transformation; IT Modernization Efforts for USAF

Carey Smith to Succeed Chuck Harrington as Parsons CEO in July

Northrop Gets $2.31B Air Force Contract for Minuteman III ICBM Maintenance Support

Boeing Raises CEO Retirement Age for David Calhoun, Starts CFO Search for Greg Smith’s Successor

NIH Awards Four Spots on Potential $3.6B Scientific, Operations and Administrative Resources IDIQ

Lockheed Posts 4% Q1 Sales Bump, Updates Financial Outlook for 2021

The Six Pillars of a Zero Trust Security Model for 2021

McAleese Report Highlights US Military Drawdown in Afghanistan

DOD, UK in Advanced Talks Over $2B Extended-Range Chinook Helicopter Deal

DHS Launches Market Research on Data Analytics Platform Support Services

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